People who ranked higher for conscientiousness and lower in openness tend to be morning people, a new study reports. Researchers say the link between personality traits and morning/evening chronotypes is partly due to genetic factors.
Findings of a new study could help to design better strategies to improve sleep in workers with atypical work schedules.
Study reports night-owls are more likely than early birds to underperform at work and retire early due to ill health or disability.
Teenage girls who experience inadequate sleep have an increased risk of obesity than their peers who prefer to sleep early. Interventions aimed at improving sleep schedules could be useful preventative tools for curbing obesity in teenagers.
A study that spanned 6.5 years reveals night owls have a 10% increased risk of death over those who sleep and rise early. Keeping late hours is also associated with numerous health risks, social isolation, and increased risk of depression.
Advanced sleep phase may affect as many as one in 300 people, and may be the result of a genetic trait.
According to researchers, being a night owl puts you at increased risk of health issues such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. One reasons why, researchers report, is those who stay away later at night have unhealthier eating patterns and diets.
A new study reports middle aged people who are early risers have a lower risk of developing depression.
